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Earnest
See on 2Co 1:22.
Unto the redemption, etc.
Construe with ye were sealed.
Of the purchased possession (τῆς περιποιήσεως)
See on peculiar, 1Pe 2:9. The word originally means a making to remain over and above; hence preservation; preservation for one's self; acquisition; the thing acquired, or a possession. Used here collectively for the people possessed, as the circumcision for those circumcised, Phi 3:3; the election for those chosen, Rom 11:7. Rev., God's own possession, God's own being inserted for the sake of clearness. Compare Isa 43:21; Act 20:28; Tit 2:14.
Unto the praise of His glory
Construe with ye were sealed: Ye were sealed unto the redemption, etc.; setting forth God's purpose as it contemplates man. Ye were sealed unto the praise of His glory; God's purpose as it respects Himself.